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- Birth Name: Susan Alexandra Weaver
- Born: October 8, 1949
- Hometown: New York City, New York
- Height: 5' 11½"
- Spouse: Jim Simpson
- Played Ellen Ripley in the Alien sci-fi movie series
- First role: bit part in Woody Allen's Annie Hall
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Sigourney Weaver is an Academy Award nominated American actress best known for her role in the Alien Films. Other hit films include Ghostbusters, Gorillas in the Mist, and The Ice Storm.
She received a BA in English from Stanford University and an MFA from the prestigious Yale School of Drama where she befriended and acted in plays of classmate, Christopher Durang, an American playwright known for absurdist comedies.
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Quotes
- "I'd rather have a small part in a movie I love than a bigger part in one I don't care about."
- "I think I get sent the roles Meryl's Meryl Streep not doing."
- "In Hollywood, if you are a man and speak your mind openly, you're considered a man in full. But, if you are a woman and do the same, you're nothing but an annoying bitch."
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Sigourney Weaver Questions
Ok so the Avatar trailer... Where the hell was Sigourney Weaver?! 1 AnswerSigourney Weaver only has a small part in the movie, she is a scientist who helps the main character Jake to be transferred to his Avatar body. I consider her a... read more
Watching alien. Does anyone else think Sigourney Weaver looks like Michelle Obama? 1 AnswerI know what you mean - they have similar eyes and very similar facial expressions! read more -
Sigourney Weaver Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1949: Born October 8
- 1977: Annie Hall
- 1979: Alien
- 1981: Eyewitness
- 1984: Ghost Busters
- 1986: Aliens
- 1988: Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
- 1989: Ghostbusters II
- 1992: Alien 3
- 1993: Dave
- 1995: Copycat
- 1997: Alien: Resurrection
- 1997: The Ice Storm
- 1999: Galaxy Quest
- 2001: Heartbreakers
- 2003: Holes
- 2004: The Village
- 2006: Infamous
- 2008: Be Kind Rewind
- 2008: Baby Mama
- 2009: Avatar




